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ASUS P9X79 Deluxe @ Benchmark Reviews
“Designed to support second-generation Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition processors for the LGA2011 socket, Intel’s Sandy Bridge Extreme X79 Express motherboards raise the standard for performance computers. ASUSTek, the largest of Intel’s partners, is using this occasion to debut some impressive technology of their own: the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe motherboard.”
ASUS Sabertooth X79 @ eTeknix
“Today the Sabertooth X79 board has arrived with us and hopes to carry on holding this torch they have gained from the P67 and 990FX Sabertooth boards, so we’re keen to get down and dirty to see if the X79 can carry on the legacy and offer rock-hard stability whilst not skimping on the features that we’ve come to expect.”
GIGABYTE G1.Assassin 2 @ TweakTown
“Jump forward a few more months, though, with the launch of the X79 chipset and we saw that GIGABYTE was getting on the G1 bandwagon straight away. Last week we managed to preview the new GIGABYTE G1.Assassin 2, but today we get to really see what the new board is about in our full review. Because we’ve already previewed the board, we’ve had the opportunity to cover almost every aspect of the board already.”
Intel DX79SI @ Motherboards.org
“This board features a very aggressive looking thermal design and uses Intel’s Skull logo on the chipset heat sink. Overall this is one of Intel’s best looking and most flushed out boards that we’ve seen. It even has onboard power and reset switches and a post debug LED to troubleshoot boot errors.”
ASUS TUF Sabertooth X79 @ Guru3D
“Being a somewhat ‘affordable’ X79 motherboard you do see features stripped away. No little buttons, extra LEDs, or Diagnostic POST displays. However, everything desired is supplied, the three USB 3.0 controllers allow up-to 6 USB 3 devices, you’ll get plenty of SATA ports of which four are SATA3.”
ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z @ PureOC
“The ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z may be a micro-ATX form factor, but there’s nothing small about the features or performance on this board. It’s a sleeping giant, waiting to unleash the power of an unlocked Core i7 CPU. Frankly, it’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. And coming wtih a price tag of only $170, this may be one of the best values out there right now for any platform.”
MSI X79A-GD65 @ TweakTown
“There’s not a lot more to say about it all really. With our MSI X79A-GD65 in hand and our beloved new Intel i7 3960X, we can get into the performance of the new board fairly quickly. Before we do, though, we’ll just throw up all the pictures of the board from our original preview if you didn’t already look at that, or simply can’t be bothered now. We’ll also cover the few things we couldn’t at launch including the PCIe layout and of course, the BIOS.”
“Intel’s new Core i7 3960X is the latest implementation of the Sandy Bridge CPU architecture and promises outstanding performance in multi-threaded applications, or at least the ones that can use 12 threads at once. It’s the top-end processor of Intel’s new flagship Sandy Bridge-E platform, with a price equally fitting for large ships.” – Neoseeker
Intel Core i7 3960X @ Guru3D
Intel Core i7 3960X @ iXBT Labs
Intel Core i7 3960X @ Motherboards.org
Intel Core i7 3960X @ Benchmark Reviews
Intel Core i7 3960X @ MadShrimps
Intel Core i7 3960X @ eTeknix
Intel Core i7 3960X @ Tech Report
Intel Core i7 3960X @ Bjorn3D
Intel Core i7 3960X @ OC Club
Intel Core i7 3960X @ X-Bit Labs
Intel Core i7 3960X @ Neoseeker
Intel Core i7 3960X @ Legit Reviews
Intel Core i7 3960X @ TweakTown
Intel Core i7 3960X @ PC Perspective
ECS Black Series A990FXM-A @ OC Club
“The ominous heatsink dominates the board, although one may notice that it also manages to have a clean and subdued style. On a related note, one might notice something a little ‘off’ with this board. At first it might be difficult to identify what exactly it is, and then you see it; this board appears to lack a northbridge!”
EVGA Z68 FTW @ Guru3D
“In conclusion we can say that the eVGA Z68 FTW is a really nice product priced competitively. We do think that eVGA should look a little more at overall aesthetics as hey, it matters alright. The hardware itself works out extremely well, it is a board that will satisfy any computer enthusiast or hardware entrepreneur.”